Opportunities

Scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines may
apply to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation online at any time.
The Humboldt Foundation grants approximately 500 Humboldt Research
Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers and experienced
researchers annually.

RISE stands for Research Internships in Science and
Engineering. RISE Germany offers undergraduate students
from North American, British and Irish universities the opportunity
to complete a summer research internship at top German universities
and research institutions. RISE Germany is funded by the German
Federal Foreign Office.

To encourage international cultural exchange, the Japan
Foundation has various types of support programs. By making
available the tools, opportunities, and venues that facilitate
exchange activities, we invite individuals and organizations
actively engaged in such a mission to participate in our
programs.

Profiles

Banack, a postdoctoral researcher in the University at
Buffalo’s School of Public Health and Health Professions has
been awarded a Banting Fellowship, Canada’s most prestigious
award for postdoctoral researchers.

Helen Domske has never seen a whale shark. An avid scuba diver,
she has been trying for 25 years — most recently in the
waters off Cozumel, an island just off Mexico’s Yucatan
Peninsula, earlier this month.

University at Buffalo researcher Paras Prasad, an
internationally recognized expert in optics and photonics, has been
awarded an honorary doctorate from the Federal University of
Pernambuco (UFPE) in Brazil

Professor of English Nnedi Okorafor is a novelist of
African-based science fiction, fantasy and magical realism for both
children and adults. Born in the United States to two Nigerian
immigrant parents, Nnedi is known for weaving African culture into
creative evocative settings and memorable characters.

The first U.S. university to enter China following the
normalization of relations with that country, UB quickly
established historic overarching agreements with leading
institutions in Beijing—Beijing University of Technology,
Capital Normal University and Capital Medical University.

During +the past 20 years, extensive cooperation and faculty and
student exchange have occurred across many faculties at each
institution. Relations with JU have greatly strengthened Polish
studies at UB.

Since their bilateral exchange agreement in 1993, UB and Konan
University, a private institution in Kobe, Japan, have greatly
expanded their cooperative scope. Konan has been a popular
destination for UB students wishing to study Japanese language and
culture.